diff --git a/salt/logstash/etc/log4j2.properties b/salt/logstash/etc/log4j2.properties
index 73a646b8d..66bb65cbc 100644
--- a/salt/logstash/etc/log4j2.properties
+++ b/salt/logstash/etc/log4j2.properties
@@ -34,3 +34,4 @@ rootLogger.level = info
 rootLogger.appenderRef.rolling.ref = rolling
 #rootLogger.level = ${sys:ls.log.level}
 #rootLogger.appenderRef.console.ref = ${sys:ls.log.format}_console
+log4j2.formatMsgNoLookups = true